ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY

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1.When a child/teenager steals, is depressed or has an eating disorder or gets addicted to drugs or sports it doesn’t have anything to do with their family life and relationship with their parentsResearch shows that children model themselves on their parents and often reflect their parents’ inner issues. Not that the parents are to be blamed, but the family helping and supporting a teenager through their problems can make the difference between the person who recovers and who doesn’t.


2. It is stupid to imagine yourself in somebody else’s position, to walk in their shoes so to speak. It only confuses things. Imagining yourself in somebody else’s situation can be one of the most profound experiences to heal our hurts and misunderstandings. Often people who hurt us are hurt themselves and don’t know how they’re affecting us.


3. What you want is not important. Making a mission statement for yourself is a waste of time. It never did anybody any good. Research shows that the person who connects to their genuine personal interests and concerns and commit to pursuing them through a mission statement or setting realistic goals for themselves are the happiest and most fulfilled people on this earth.


4. It is good to make the best of your situation wherever you are, to find the personal advantage for you in every situation. It gives you a sense of control in a sometimes chaotic, frightening and negative world. Searching for and discovering what is ‘in it for you’ what makes you feel good, is vital for your mental health and happiness. People who allow themselves to be victimised by everything around them suffer intensely- and can end up with serious psychic problems.


5. When you drink or take drugs it really doesn’t concern or affect anybody else. Research shows that drink and drugs lower our sense of self-preservation. You may take risks with your own and other peoples lives and feelings, which can be hurtful or destructive to your relationships and dependability.